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120 Cards in this Set
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gastro
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stomach
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carcino
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tumor/cancer
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cysto
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bladder/cyst
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dermo
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skin
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entero
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intestinal
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eurythro
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red
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glosso
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tongue
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hemato
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blood
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leuko
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white, colorless
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adeno
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gland
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cephalo
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head
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nephro
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kidney
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neuro
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neurological
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onco
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tumor/mass
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osteo
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bone
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oto
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ear
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patho
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disease
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rhino
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nose/nasal
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disco
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disk
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-algia
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pain
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-cide
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kill
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-cise
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cut
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-cle
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small
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-cyte
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cell
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-dyne
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pain
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-ectomy
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to cut out
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-ize
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take away
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-lith
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stone
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-lysis
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breaking down
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling, like
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-ology
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study of
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-ostomy
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formation of an opening
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-otomy
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to cut
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-penia
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lack
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-phasia
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speech
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-phobia
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abnormal fear of
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-pnea
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breathing
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-rrhage
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excessive discharge
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-scopy
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visual examination of
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stasis
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stop, control
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-stenosis
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constriction, narrowing
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-trophy
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nourishment
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-uria
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urine
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a-
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without
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ad-
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toward, in the direction of
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ab-
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away from, off
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ambi-
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both
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ante-
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before, forward
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antero-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against, opposed to
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auto-
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self
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bi-
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twice, double
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brady-
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slow
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circum-
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around
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contra-
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against, opposite
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dia-
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through, across
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dorso-
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back
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dys-
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bad, difficult, disordered
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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upon, on
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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above normal, high
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hypo-
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below normal, low
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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latero-
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side, away from midline
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medi-
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middle
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peri-
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around
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poly-
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many
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postero-
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posterior, back
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pre-
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before, in front of
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retro-
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backward, behind of
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sub-
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under
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super-
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above, upper, excessive
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supra-
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above, upper, excessive
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syn-
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joined, together
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tachy-
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rapid
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trans-
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across, beyond, through
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semi-
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half, partially
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alb-
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white
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chloro-
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green
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cirrho-
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liver
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cyano-
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blue
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melano-
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black, dark
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Activator adjusting instrument
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The activator adjusting instrument is a hand-held device which can deliver a controlled, light and fast thrust, without causing undue strain to patients
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Bioenergetic synchronization technique
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non-forceful, energy balancing hands on procedure used to help reestablish the full healing potential of the body
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Contact reflex analysis
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A testing procedure in which diagnoses are made by testing muscle strength while placing manual pressure on alleged "reflex points
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Cox-flexion distraction technique
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uses a table to restore normal physiological range of motion to the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal joints by applying a gentle stretch or traction to the lower spine
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Derefield leg check
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Test to detect pelvic dysfunction by measuring leg length in a prone (facedown) position
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Grostic procedure
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Upper cervical technique that depends upon x-ray examination to measure and detect misalignments between the atlas and the skull
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Hole-in-one (H.I.O.)
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Method of adjusting the atlas (the topmost vertebra at the base of the skull). Proponents claim that this will improve health and facilitate correction of subluxations elsewhere in the spine.
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Meric system
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Chiropractic system based on the theory that specific spinal joints are associated with specific organs, requiring adjustment of certain vertebrae for certain diseases
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Neurocalometer
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The heat-detecting instrument originally developed in 1924 for locating subluxated vertebrae
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Sacro-occipital technique
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Pseudoscientific diagnostic and treatment method said to involve analysis and correction of sacral and cranial distortions to improve circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.
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Thermography
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A diagnostic procedure that images heat from body surfaces
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Toggle recoil technique
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Manipulation performed with a sudden shallow thrust (toggle) followed by quick withdrawal (recoil) of the chiropractor's hands while the patient is relaxed
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Vulnus
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a wound
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Zoonotic
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a disease which can be spread from animals to humans
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Zoopery
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the performing of experiments on animals, usually the lower species
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Etiology
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the study of all factors of a disease
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Lithotripsy
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a procedure for eliminating a calculus in the renal pelvis, ureter, bladder or gallbladder
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Hypernatremia
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an above normal concentration of sodium in the blood
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Diastasis
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dislocation or separation of 2 normally attached bones where there is no joint
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Diskogram
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An x-ray image produced by discography
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Discography
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Examination of the intervertebral disk space using x-rays after injection of contrast media into the disk
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Polydactyly
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a congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes
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singultation
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hiccuping
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Tonaphasia
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loss, through cerebral lesion, of the ability to remember tunes
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Venipuncture
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the transcutaneous puncture of a vein by a steel needle attached to syringe to withdraw a specimen of blood
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Vitiligo
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a benign acquired skin disease, of unkown cause, consisting of irregular patches totally lacking in pigment and often having hyperpigmented borders
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Urticaria
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a pruritic skin eruption characterized by transient wheals of varying shapes and sizes with well-defined erythematous margins and pale centers
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Vermifuge
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an agent that causes the evacuation of intestinal parasitic worms
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Unguentum
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ointment
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Vagotomy
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the cutting of certain branches of the Vagus nerve to reduce the amount of gastric acid secreted and lessen the chance of recurrence of a gastric ulcer
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Viscosity
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the ability or inability of a fluid solution to flow easily
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Volatile
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easily vaporized
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